Blazers Sports Legacy Fund allocates $404,000 in grants
KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Blazers Sports Society members and Board of Directors announced today the allocation of the 2017 grants from the Sports Legacy Fund (SLF) to the Kamloops and Region sport community. Thirty three organizations will receive $404,000 in funding as a result of the Allocation Process.
Since the inception of the Sports Legacy Fund in 2009, 99 Kamloops and region sport organizations have been recipients of $2.8 M in grants. A significant portion of these funds have been leveraged by the community groups to extend the value of the investments in equipment purchases, capital improvements, scholarships or coaching development..
Although it is often interpreted that the team is the source of the funding, the Society operates independently of the Blazers Hockey Club. The Sports Legacy Fund continues its dedication to the history of the community support for the franchise since the inaugural season of the Blazers in 1984. The original capital from the sale of the franchise in 2007 remains invested to perpetuity to support local and region sport. The fund is truly a legacy built on the fine tradition of the team.
The 2017 grants include funding for the Kamloops KidSport Chapter of $30,000 and PacificSport Interior BC for $80,000, which are not part of the Sports Legacy Fund application process.